August 12 Eclipse and Perseids: The Big Sky Double Header — August 05, 2026
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RSS Feed A total solar eclipse crosses Greenland, Iceland, and Spain on August 12, followed by the Perseids under dark, moon-free skies.
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0:03 Kalaruga Shark Media. Space weather is brought to you with the help of AI. The big sky event to watch is August twelfth, a rare double header with a total solar eclipse crossing Greenland, Iceland, and northern Spain, followed that night by the peak of the pursed meteor shower from Reykiavik. Totality will last about sixty three seconds. Plan ahead and use certified eclipse glasses. Saturn reaches opposition this month, its closest and brightest of the year. Jupiter rises earlier each night, dominating the late night sky. The fading crescent Moon won't appear until early morning, giving you dark skies all night long.
0:54 There are currently twelve astronauts aboard the International Space Station, including Oleg Kononenko, Nikolai Chubb, and Tracy Caldwell Dyson. They are traveling at over seventeen thousand miles per hour, watching sixteen sunrises every day. Asteroid Flyby Alert twenty nineteen n y two, bigger than a sports stadium, passes about six lunar distances from Earth in about four days. These close approaches happen weekly. Astronomers track thousands of them. NASA's space weather trackers also note a burst of solar material was seen on the northeast side of the sun. Quick solar update.
1:38 The Sun is quite active with numerous sunspot groups visible. That means a moderate chance of northern lights tonight for those in northern latitudes. Look north after dark if skies are clear. This episode was assembled using AI pulling from NASA and Spaceflight News sources. Thanks for listening.